Thanks to @populationeu.bsky.social for featuring our study!

Joint work with @mussino.bsky.social @etrappolini.bsky.social @alderotti.bsky.social and Cristina Giudici.

The decline of ‘Deaths of Despair’ in Italy: unveiling this phenomenon in a new context - Population Health Metrics Background The term “Deaths of Despair” (DoD) refers to mortality due to alcohol consumption, drug use, and suicides. While extensively studied in the United States, where these deaths have markedly i...

The last chapter of my PhD thesis is out, just a few days before my defense 🎓

Read the new paper in Population Health Metrics with Andrea Nigri, Sergi Trias-Llimós (@sergitl.bsky.social), and Elisabetta Barbi on Deaths of Despair in Italy:

📄 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Balancing motherhood and work in migration: the experiences of Albanian women in Italy This study explores the complex dynamics of work–family reconciliation among Albanian migrant mothers in Italy. Drawing on qualitative research involving 30 semi-structured interviews, it examines ...

Closing the year with a publication in JEMS with Andrea Calabretta and Eralba Cela!
Our paper explores how Albanian women in Italy reconcile motherhood and work in a migrant context, and how structural constraints and individual agency shape their strategies.

This triple selection fuels the brain drain from Southern Italy and reinforces inequalities in access to educational and career opportunities. ⚠️

Among top-performing students from classical and scientific high schools with graduate parents, the probability of moving North for university exceeds 70%.

University mobility stems from a triple selection based on:
- social origin
- school achievement
- school track
Mobility is driven by high-achieving students from academic tracks and highly educated families.

Who are the Southern Italian students who move North for university?

Out in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility our article coauthored with Andrea Priulla & Nazareno Panichella

doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

Takeaway: While formal childcare has limited effect on fertility, unmet childcare needs emerge as a crucial factor — calling for policies that address not just the availability and accessibility of childcare, but also the broader socio-economic and cultural factors shaping fertility decisions.

Among mothers using formal childcare, natives report higher positive short-term fertility intentions than migrants, while natives with unmet childcare needs are less likely to have another child than migrants.

Results: Mothers using formal childcare are slightly more likely to show positive fertility behaviours than those with unmet needs, with differences by migration background.

Formal Childcare Use and Mothers’ Fertility Intentions and Behaviours: Evidence in Italy by Migration Background - European Journal of Population Numerous studies have explored the influences of family policies, such as formal childcare use, and migration on fertility, with mixed findings. However, limited research has examined how formal child...

Our article (with @mussino.bsky.social @etrappolini.bsky.social @alderotti.bsky.social & Cristina Giudici) is out in Eur J Popul 🎉

We explore how unmet childcare needs shape mothers’ fertility intentions and behaviours in Italy, across native and migrant backgrounds.

📖 doi.org/10.1007/s106...

Today in Palermo, Daria Mendola opens the final workshop of #AVRAI Project– Assessing the Vulnerability of Refugees and Asylum seekers in Italy.
Check out the website for details, results and activities: avrai.unipa.it
Proud to have contributed to a project that sheds light on these crucial issues!

"Sustainable ageing goes beyond demographic change" says @webervienna.bsky.social in taking on the discussant role for the first session of the 1st Conference of the #SustainableAgeing @eaps.bsky.social working group

Inspiring #keynote by #PearlDykstra

"An intergenerational family perspective on sustainable ageing"

at the 1st Conference of the #SustainableAgeing @eaps.bsky.social Working Group

👉 Distinctive features of sustainable ageing are a whole society agenda and clear links with policy

Age-Period Modeling of Mortality Gaps: The Cases of Cancer and Circulatory Diseases - Giacomo Lanfiuti Baldi, Andrea Nigri, Han Lin Shang, 2025 Understanding and modeling mortality patterns, especially differences in mortality rates between populations, is vital for demographic analysis and public healt...

New publication!
We introduce a Skellam-based age-period model to capture and forecast mortality gaps between populations — an alternative to modeling rates separately.

Tested on causes of deaths, but extensible beyond.

Check it out 👉 doi.org/10.1177/0282...

Grateful for the opportunity to take part in the first World Youth Skills Day Forum organized by #UNESCO!

Educational disparities in dementia incidence and healthcare utilization: evidence from a cohort study in Italy While educational disparities in dementia incidence are well-known, whether and to what extent they persist beyond dementia onset is less explored. In…

My (very first) article is now available on SSM🎉
We investigated the extent to which the well-known educational disparities in dementia incidence persisted in subsequent healthcare utilization after dementia onset. Don't just go to read it, run!🏃

I centri in Albania non solo sono inutili per incidere sul tema immigrazione, oltre che spropositatamente costosi, ma le norme che li regolano presentano profili d’illegittimità. Profili che i giudici rileveranno.

Forzare il diritto non è mai la soluzione.

www.editorialedomani.it/idee/comment...

Attending #RC28 in Milan is such a valuable experience! I had the opportunity to reflect on insightful studies and to present my work with Nazareno Panichella on hiring discrimination against 2gen individuals in the Italian labour market 🔎

Comparing Risky Behaviours Among Teenagers With Native or Immigrant Parents in Italy - Daniela Foresta, Elena Ambrosetti, 2025 Investigating adolescent risky behaviours from different cultural backgrounds helps understand societal differences. This study assesses the correlation between...

I am happy to share that my supervisor @elelona.bsky.social and I published the first chapter of my thesis in the Journal of Early Adolescence🥳🥳 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🔥 Super excited to see our paper (with Guetto & Vignoli, @florenceups.bsky.social) about family policies and fertility in Italy freshly published on Demography !

👇👇👇

#ConvegnoSISEC2025 è iniziata la seconda plenaria del convegno, “Transizione demografica,
disuguaglianza, povertà”, con Camilla Gaiaschi, Gabriele Ballarino, Francesco Billari e Marianna
Filandri. 👇🏻 Buona seconda giornata di SISEC, vi aspettiamo!

#ConvegnoSISEC2025 é inziata la prima plenaria con i saluti istituzionali del comitato organizzativo di Pavia e del Presidente @luigiburr.bsky.social 👇🏻

I feel incredibly fortunate to have shared these years with my colleagues who have greatly enriched this experience 🥰

Thank you, Mimmi! A big hug back to you! 😊

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank again and @eleonoramussino for guiding me through this journey and the committee for their invaluable suggestions.

Finally joining Bluesky, and finishing my PhD feels like the perfect moment!✨
Heartfelt thanks to @etrappolini.bsky.social and @mussino.eu for their guidance, and to the committee (@manuelastranges.bsky.social, @lisakkraus.bsky.social, Oliviero Casacchia) for their amazing suggestions😊

Super proud of Eleonora Miaci, who brilliantly and successfully defended her thesis yesterday about migrants’ fertility in Italy! A well-deserved achievement after all your hard work and dedication—it’s been an honor to be your supervisor. Excited for your bright future ahead! 🎓👏”

Auguri Eleonora Miaci! <3 The group of great Italian demographers named Eleonora keeps growing @mussino.eu @etrappolini.bsky.social